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DUTIES  OF  INSPECTORS. 


I.  The  duties  of  the  Inspector  General  on  the  march  will  embrace  all  duties  not 
particularly  appertaining  to  any  other  department,  besides  having  a  general  super- 
vision over  all  details  of  the  service. 

When  practicable  the  Inspector  of  Brigade  will  report  daily  to  the  Inspector  of 
Division,  and  the  latter  to  the  Inspector  of  the  Wing,  who  will  receive  from  the 
Army  Inspector  and  transmit  all  orders  for  the  day. 

When  the  troops  be  ready  for  movement,  the  Inspector  will  ride  along  the  line  of 
the  command  to  which  he  may  be  attached,  and  see  that  the  wagons  and  troops  aie 
in  their  proper  position  agreeably  to  the  ordor  of  march.  He  will  see  that  the  Quar- 
termasters,Commissaries  and  Ordnance  officers  accompany  their  trains;  that  proper 
attention  has  been  paid  by  the  Medical  department  for  the  comfort  and  transpor- 
tation of  the  sick,  and  thai  conveniences  for  water,  &c,  have  been  furnished  the  am- 
bulances. 

During  the  march  he  will  adopt  all  needful  measures  to  prevent  straggling,  and 
to  return  stragglers  to  their  commands.  He  will  endeavor  to  prevent  depredations 
and  order  all  who  ma}'  be  molesting  the  inhabitants  punished. 

On  arriving  at  the  place  of  encampment,  the  Commanding  General  having  in- 
dicated the  position  to  be  occupied,  the  troops  will  be  directed  to  their  places  un- 
der the  guidance  of  the  Inspector,  who  will  transmit  to  the  Commanding  officer 
any  orders  he  may  have  received  in  relation  to  the  order  of  encampment. 

The  Inspector  should  iamiliarize  himself  with  all  roads  and  communications  be- 
tween the  different  encampments  of  his  command. 

He  will  examine  all  prisoners  and  deserters  and  report  the  result  of  the  examina- 
tion to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  through  the  usual  channel.  He  will 
also  see  that  all  the  prisoners  are  properly  secured.  Accompanying  the  report  will 
be  a  muster  roll  of  the  prisoners.  He  will  investigate  all  complaints  made  by  ciiti- 
zens,  and  in  cases  of  depredations  by  soldiers  he  will  assess  the  damages  and  for- 
ward a  report  to  the  proper  officer  of  his  department. 

In  time  of  battle  he  will  see  that  all  the  troops  of  the  command  to  which  he  be- 
longs are  arranged  agreeably  to  the  order  of  battle,  that  the  ammunition  wagons, 
attended  by  the  Ordnance  officers,  are  placed  in  their  proper  position,  and  see  to  a 
proper  enforcement  of  all  orders. 

He  will  see  that  arrangements  for  supplying  the  sick  and  wounded  with  water 
have  been  provided. 

He  will  use  all  means  in  his  power  to  prevent  soldiers  straggling  from  their  com- 
mand, and  will  hold  the  proper  file-closers  responsible  for  any  men  leaving  the  ranks 
without  permission. 

He  will  receive  the  prisoners  and  have  them  properly  secured  and  disposed  of. 
II  When  provisions  or  other  stores  have  become  damaged  from  exposure,  or  ordi- 
nary wear  and  tear,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Brigade  or  other  Inspector,  on  appli- 
cation being  made  to  him  by  the  person  responsible  for  such  stores,  to  make  a  thor- 
ough examination  of  the  stores,  and  report  the  result,  according  to  Form  1,  to  the 
Inspector  Goneral  of  the  Army. 

When  provisions  become  damaged  or  rendered  unfit  for  issue,  from  accident,  or 
from  any  extraordinary  cause,  the 

Inspector  General  of  the  Army  will,  on  application  being  made  to  him,  appoint  a 
Board  of  three  inspectors  to  examine  into  the  circumstances,  and  to  determine  who 
is  to  blame.  The  report,  in  writing,  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Inspector  General  of 
the  Army. 

Thorough  inspections  of  each  Brigade  will  take  place  twice  in  each  month,  and 
reports  according  to  Form  will  be  be  forwarded  by  the  Brigade  Inspectors  to  the 
Inspectors  of  Wings,  through  the  Division  Inspectors,  on  the  15th  and  30th  of  each 
month.  These  reports  will  be  consolidated  and  forwarded  to  the  Inspector  General 
of  the  Army. 

Special  inspections  will  be  made  during  the  march,  at  least  twice  in  each  week,  to 
ascertain  the  condition  of  the  arms  and  the  amount  of  ammunition  in  the  boxes. 
Division  Inspectors  will  be  held  responsible    that  the  duties  of  the  Brigade  In- 
spectors are  faithfully  performed,  and  will  report  to  the  next  highest  Inspector  all 
who  may  be  negligent  or  inefficient. 


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